News & Announcements (Page 116)
April 27, 2020
Robotic directed energy deposition technology offers a robust, multi-faceted process for building and repairing large-scale components. EWI is currently involved in a broad research program to mature DED technology for use in the aerospace, energy, defense, shipbuilding, and heavy manufacturing industries. As part of this effort, EWI has installed a Cloos robotic DED system for...
DetailsApril 22, 2020
In rapid response to the shortage of protective medical masks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, EWI has developed an easy-to-produce, compliant mask prototype. The Vacuum Formed Stop-gap Face Mask design is now available to the public and free via open source. Download Mask Design The mask prototype was developed and tested over a six-day period...
DetailsApril 20, 2020
Low force friction welding, a technology developed jointly by EWI and Manufacturing Technology, Inc. (MTI), combines resistance-based pre-heating with a translational relative motion to create a joint. The process has been successfully tested on metals and metal-based alloys. One such study is reviewed in Low Force Friction Welds in 4130 Steel: A Preliminary Microstructural Characterization,...
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